It’s always wonderful to meet a new addition to the Southern Peanut Growers family and this year we had the pleasure of meeting Alexis Benge-Bromley with UPI, a global crop protection product company based in Pennsylvania. Being a Mississippi native, Alexis felt right at home and will definitely be back again next year. “I’ve had a chance to meet with … Read More
2017 Peanut Efficiency Awards
The annual Peanut Efficiency Awards were presented at the 2017 Southern Peanut Growers Conference. The annual awards presented by Farm Press are based on production proficiency, honoring growers who produce the highest yields by using inputs wisely and effectively based on a their entire farm operation. This year’s winners are: Lower SE Region – Curry Parker of Headland, AL Upper … Read More
Georgia Farmers Have Friend at USDA
Georgia peanut farmers have one of their own in the Trump administration as Secretary of Agriculture. Don Koehler with the Georgia Peanut Commission says he got to know Sonny Perdue when he was a farmer. “He actually grew peanuts on his farm,” Don says. “He’s a man with a heart for agriculture.” As a real farmer who understands peanuts, Perdue … Read More
Informed Ag and Ag Leader
Helping farmers make informed decisions about their crops is the goal of Informed Ag, an Ag Leader dealer based in Auburn, Alabama. Lead engineer Rees Bridges brought his professional engineering career back to the farm to start a consulting business. “Peanuts in the area where I grew up (in south Georgia) were kind of the blood of life,” said Bridges. … Read More
Setting Peanut Priorities for the Farm Bill
Every farm bill gets a little more difficult to pass with an increasingly urban Congress, which is why the peanut industry needs an advocate like Bob Redding in Washington, D.C. Redding has already been involved in early farm bill preparations, such as the first listening session held recently in Gainesville, Florida. This week he will be at the Senate Agriculture … Read More
Opening Night Nut Show
The Nuts vs the Sprouts in a Battle of the Generations Nut Show made for a fun night of entertainment at the welcoming dinner sponsored by Bayer. Welcome reception sponsors Birdsong Peanuts and Kelley Manufacturing chose teams for the older generation versus the younger generation and Jimmy Laska’s team of old timers could name that tune from Motown to Uptown … Read More
Updates on Alabama and Mississippi Peanuts
The Alabama peanut crop is looking good, according to Alabama Peanut Producers Association Executive Director Caleb Bristow, and farmers are definitely interested in learning more about the navigating the market place for their crop. “Really it’s a complete 180 from where we were last year,” Bristow said of the market for peanuts this year. As far as what Alabama farmers … Read More
Reps. Rogers and Scott at 2017 SPGC
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Austin Scott (R-GA) both shared their perspectives on the new administration, gridlock in Congress, and the outlook for a 2018 farm bill at the 2017 Southern Peanut Growers Conference Saturday. “It’s going to be a tough fight, I don’t want anybody to fool themselves,” said Rep. Rogers about getting the next farm bill passed … Read More
Valent Valor Fights for Peanuts
Definition of valor noun val·or \ˈva-lər\ 1. strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery 2. preemergence herbicide from Valent for use on peanuts that provides 4-6 weeks of residual control Valent has been presenting the Valor award for as long as the Southern Peanut Growers Conference has been in existence and … Read More
National Peanut Board Honored
The National Peanut Board was honored at the 2017 Southern Peanut Growers Conference with the Valent Valor award – the first time in 19 years the award has recognized an organization instead of an individual. “We’re hugely honored and excited that the industry would recognize us in such a way,” said Bob Parker, NPB CEO, pictured here in the center … Read More